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lol Skippy McPants posted:This sounds... good? I dunno, it's got Cruz's name on it so my reflex is to assume I'm missing something horrible but term limits on Congress is something I'd very much like to have. Term limits are dumb and bad policy.
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I can't wait for a day of takes from the likes of... * checks notes* an editor at americablog.com
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Dying kids and xenophobic horrors and fascism are good but gently caress word is bad. Speaking of gently caress word. https://mobile.twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1081175076727345152
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Jan 4, 2019 14:49
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Term limits are a bit of a fake reform because people go into lobbying gigs afterwards. Real reform is financial reform, this is a distraction from that. Yeah that's my basic take as well. Whole thing's a song and dance that won't go anywhere and also leads to more freshmen members of congress having to rely on outside lobbyists to craft legislation.
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Jan 4, 2019 14:50
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Please don't tell me a single human being buys this
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Dapper_Swindler posted:Dying kids and xenophobic horrors and fascism are good but gently caress word is bad. Speaking of gently caress word. https://mobile.twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1081175076727345152 Tell us more about the 2018 red wave Also, anyone pearl-clutching over Tlaib is a goddamn wuss. I guess she should have been caught verbally abusing minorities or something--that would be acceptable, right?
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Jan 4, 2019 14:51
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Rinkles posted:Please don't tell me a single human being buys this 39% of the country.
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Jan 4, 2019 14:51
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Rinkles posted:Please don't tell me a single human being buys this Depends on whether you define Trump as human. Anyway, the "greatest election of all time" thing bugs the poo poo out of me, because, like, I was there, and it really wasn't. By any metric.
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Jan 4, 2019 14:52
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he's definitely said dumber historical things.
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Jan 4, 2019 14:53
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Crow Jane posted:Anyway, the "greatest election of all time" thing bugs the poo poo out of me, because, like, I was there, and it really wasn't. By any metric. He's going on the idea that nobody said he could do it and yet he did.
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Jan 4, 2019 14:54
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Disruption of the financial markets? He's not wrong, in the same way that opening your parachute disrupts your speedy descent to the ground while skydiving.
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Jan 4, 2019 14:56
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Worth noting Tlaib represents D13/Detroit/My district and we drop the word motherfucker like a motherfucker so I don't see this being a big deal back home but I'm gonna guess the local news picking it up will have the suburban yts pearl clutching like a motherfucker 🤷🏾♀️
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Jan 4, 2019 14:57
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Groovelord Neato posted:he's definitely said dumber historical things. Yeah, but those usually involve poor people and people of color, so to the WSJ they don’t count.
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Jan 4, 2019 14:57
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Doctor Spaceman posted:He's going on the idea that nobody said he could do it and yet he did. You think? I imagined it was more like "I graced it with my presence, therefore it was the greatest ever"
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Jan 4, 2019 14:58
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Our girl is on 60 Mins this weekend.... Should be interesting. https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1081187355980115968
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Jan 4, 2019 14:59
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new choom gang reporting. https://twitter.com/snmrrw/status/1081180694410350592
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Jan 4, 2019 14:59
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https://twitter.com/markknoller/status/1081166200648941569 sounds like trump will kill the house bill.
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Groovelord Neato posted:new choom gang reporting. 
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Koalas Massacre posted:Worth noting Tlaib represents D13/Detroit/My district and we drop the word motherfucker like a motherfucker so I don't see this being a big deal back home but I'm gonna guess the local news picking it up will have the suburban yts pearl clutching like a motherfucker 🤷🏾♀️ All honesty we need more people like her that don't give two shits to doublespeak and act nuetered. We need more people like the young woman that have come in this Congress that are tired of being bent over and will speak their minds and hearts. Still wish betsy rader had won my district but hopefully the new anti gerrymander amendment in Ohio fixes the horseshit we have for districts. (It won't 
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Doctor Spaceman posted:He's going on the idea that nobody said he could do it and yet he did. I remember 2016 very vividly and what we all said was "Trump clearly has a high floor and a low ceiling." We miscalculated how high that floor was and how angry R voters were. Once Trump won the nomination, it was no longer a surprise that he could win. If your name is on the Republican or Democratic ticket, you are pretty much guaranteed 38-40% of the popular vote no matter how bad of a candidate you are, and the only thing that really changes that is whether there is a strong third party candidate.
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Dapper_Swindler posted:https://twitter.com/markknoller/status/1081166200648941569 yes, those "wasteful programs" such as "a functioning United States government" God, Trump is such a loving tool.
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Jan 4, 2019 15:07
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Fritz Coldcockin posted:yes, those "wasteful programs" such as "a functioning United States government" i know its the probably the same bill but did the house add anything?
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Dapper_Swindler posted:https://twitter.com/markknoller/status/1081166200648941569 Good poo poo, let Trump keep pointing the finger at himself. The clown’s gonna let this drag on for months and we’ll see how many of those 39% of Trump lovers will stick around for him.
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Ripoff posted:Good poo poo, let Trump keep pointing the finger at himself. The clown’s gonna let this drag on for months and we’ll see how many of those 39% of Trump lovers will stick around for him. i am gonna say something controversial. as along as we don't make a deal for the wall for daca/etc. i think trump will continue to get blamed.
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Ripoff posted:Good poo poo, let Trump keep pointing the finger at himself. The clown’s gonna let this drag on for months and we’ll see how many of those 39% of Trump lovers will stick around for him. I think that would largely depend on how much of that 39% works for the government. If they don't, well, empathy isn't their strong suit, I doubt they give a gently caress.
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Crow Jane posted:I think that would largely depend on how much of that 39% works for the government. If they don't, well, empathy isn't their strong suit, I doubt they give a gently caress. They might when they don't get their tax return checks in February and March. It's a very alien feeling, knowing that your side holds all the cards and the leader of the other side just keeps scoring own goals.
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Koalas Massacre posted:Worth noting Tlaib represents D13/Detroit/My district and we drop the word motherfucker like a motherfucker so I don't see this being a big deal back home but I'm gonna guess the local news picking it up will have the suburban yts pearl clutching like a motherfucker 🤷🏾♀️ To be fair, Macomb/Oakland/Wayne suburban yts clutch their pearls at the drop of a hat.
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Crow Jane posted:I think that would largely depend on how much of that 39% works for the government. If they don't, well, empathy isn't their strong suit, I doubt they give a gently caress. Only 25 percent of people actually support Trump shutting down the government for the wall last I saw.
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mcmagic posted:Our girl is on 60 Mins this weekend.... Should be interesting. One of the things that buoy me up most about younger progressive legislators, Ocasio-Cortez among them, is that they're no longer running away from descriptors like radical or socialist. So many people are sick to death of letting generations of strong conservative and liberal narrative define what is and isn't possible.
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She should not have had to explain progressive taxation to Anderson Cooper. That was unfair of him. I don't recall any of the teabagger class in 2010 being asked "how will you pay for it?" when they proposed massive tax cuts for rich people. Glad to see she's not afraid to explain herself, though. Hell, I consider myself a fairly intelligent person and yet I would not be half as erudite as she was in that interview.
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Fritz Coldcockin posted:She should not have had to explain progressive taxation to Anderson Cooper. That was unfair of him. I don't recall any of the teabagger class in 2010 being asked "how will you pay for it?" when they proposed massive tax cuts for rich people. i do like repeating it but paul ryan's social security privatization plan would've led to public ownership of the entire stock market and yet i heard nary a peep out of the ezra kleins of the world about it.
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Jan 4, 2019 15:24
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So what are the odds that Trump thinks a government shutdown means that Mueller can’t work on his investigations, and Trump will therefor try and keep it all closed down indefinitely?
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Jan 4, 2019 15:25
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Dapper_Swindler posted:i know its the probably the same bill but did the house add anything? I thought they removed the ban on funding of international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) That provided counseling for abortions. I think Trump somehow ended funding of those NGOs shortly after he was inaugurated (as did like every other republican president I think). But notably the tweet doesn’t directly mention that so maybe that’s not what they’re referring to.
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Fritz Coldcockin posted:She should not have had to explain progressive taxation to Anderson Cooper. That was unfair of him. I don't recall any of the teabagger class in 2010 being asked "how will you pay for it?" when they proposed massive tax cuts for rich people. They were planning to pay for it by cutting all benefits for anyone.
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Fritz Coldcockin posted:She should not have had to explain progressive taxation to Anderson Cooper. That was unfair of him. I don't recall any of the teabagger class in 2010 being asked "how will you pay for it?" when they proposed massive tax cuts for rich people. It's an unfair question, but I think it's a necessary one considering our political reality. Cooper knows, but a lot of people watching 60 Minutes don't understand marginal taxes or that paying for large-scale social programs is something that's possible.
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Fritz Coldcockin posted:She should not have had to explain progressive taxation to Anderson Cooper. That was unfair of him. I don't recall any of the teabagger class in 2010 being asked "how will you pay for it?" when they proposed massive tax cuts for rich people. Considering how many people don’t understand progressive taxation, I’m okay with it being explained over and over again.
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Jesus, Joseph, and doggy style Mary this is a real thing that exists now in our timeline. I'm guessing it is a non rhetorical question and that he really wants to know. Is this really a problem that needs to addressed right now? Every time my chihuahua pitifully looks up at me while resting his snout in between the bars of his crate I refer to it as his Ted Cruz impression. CmdrRiker fucked around with this message at 15:34 on Jan 4, 2019 |
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i am the bird posted:Considering how many people don’t understand progressive taxation, I’m okay with it being explained over and over again. A lot of people miss the fact that if you go up a bracket you don't lose money by paying the higher tax on all your income. People have refused promotions due to this.
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